Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house): 52 years of farming, producing hundreds of millions of tons

He had already fainted once before, so he was used to it. He managed to carry Jia Zhangshi to the bed and splashed cold water on her face.

Madam Jia Zhang woke up.

He stared at the ceiling without saying a word.

"Mom, are you okay?"

Jia Dongxu was a little flustered.

If Jia Zhangshi makes a big fuss and scolds him, he won't panic at all; that's Jia Zhangshi's normal behavior.

But since Jia Zhangshi neither spoke nor cursed, he felt uncertain.

"I'm fine."

"I'm wondering how I can get my money back?"

Jia Zhangshi shook her head.

Yi Zhonghai's family.

The police officers left.

Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhangshi also left.

Only the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai and his wife remained.

"Zhonghai, Jia Zhangshi's reaction is strange, did you notice?"

The deaf old woman remembered something suspicious.

"You mean he went to Wan Ping'an's house to steal something?"

Yi Zhonghai frowned.

"Jia Zhangshi probably didn't go to steal anything. Only she knows what she wanted to do."

“I suspect she might have some clues.”

"Go and find her, see if you can find out. She lost the most money, more than a thousand yuan, so she's definitely more anxious to get it back than the three of us."

The deaf old lady shook her head.

She shared the same view as Jia Dongxu: Jia Zhangshi wasn't stupid. With so many people gathered in the backyard, how could she be so foolish as to steal something?

Liu Haizhong's home.

To Liu Haizhong's surprise, only his bed was damaged by rats.

Neither Zhou Guangqi's bed nor Liu Guangtian's or Liu Guangfu's beds were visited by mice!

Snapped!

Liu Haizhong slapped Liu Guangtian across the face.

Backhand.

He slapped Liu Guangfu again.

"You two little brats, who told you to be sleepy while I was talking?"

The bangs are simply a way to vent anger.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were both under ten years old when they became Liu Haizhong's punching bags. Whenever Liu Haizhong was angry, he would take it out on the two of them.

Liu Guangqi shuddered.

Although Liu Haizhong never hit him, he was still terrified when he saw Liu Haizhong beating his two younger brothers.

What if one day, Liu Haizhong beats him up too?

He made up his mind that when he was at home, he would act like a good boy and not make Liu Haizhong angry. When he was able to do so in the future, he would leave the Liu family as soon as possible.

Never come back.

You'll never have to live in fear again.

It's just dawn.

The courtyard house then became lively.

The important task of getting up brought up the events of last night.

Yi Zhonghai quickly washed up, skipped breakfast, and went straight to the Jia family's house.

last night.

He and the deaf old lady analyzed that Jia Zhangshi might know some clues.

He wanted to ask last night.

I endured it until morning.

"Uncle, why are you here?"

Jia Dongxu was a little surprised.

It was just dawn, and there was still some time before work started. What was Yi Zhonghai doing here at this hour?

"I'm looking for your mother. I have something to ask her."

Yi Zhonghai explained his purpose.

Jia Dongxu went to knock on the door.

Before he could knock on the door, Jia Zhangshi came out, sporting large dark circles under her eyes.

Jia Zhangshi didn't sleep all night.

"What do you want from me?"

Jia Zhangshi was in a bad mood and spoke rudely.

"Dongxu, you keep an eye on things at the door. Your mother and I mustn't let outsiders hear what we're saying, or your Jia family might be in trouble."

Yi Zhonghai frowned.

Jia Dongxu was stunned for a moment, then obediently walked to the door.

Looking out the door.

He pricked up his ears, wanting to know what Yi Zhonghai wanted to talk about.

"Jia Zhangshi, do you know anything about the rat infestation?"

“Tell me, and I won’t tell anyone else.”

Yi Zhonghai glared at Jia Zhangshi.

"I don't know anything, you've got the wrong person."

Madam Jia was greatly surprised.

How did Yi Zhonghai find out?

Upon seeing Jia Zhangshi's reaction, Yi Zhonghai immediately concluded that Jia Zhangshi was definitely hiding something from him!

"Jia Zhangshi, think about the money you lost."

“I’ve been saving up since you got married, that’s your savings for your funeral, your retirement, and I haven’t left you a single penny.”

Don't you want to get it back?

"Tell me everything you know, and maybe I can help you get your money back."

Yi Zhonghai went to Jia Zhangshi again.

"I..."

Jia Zhangshi was tempted.

She lost over a thousand yuan, which was the money she had saved up over nearly twenty years since she married Lao Jia; it represented half a lifetime's worth of hard work.

"I don't know anything!"

Just as I was starting to feel interested, I was doused with a bucket of cold water.

All four families lost money. If Yi Zhonghai and others find out that it was she who caught the rats, causing the four families to suffer, will they call the police to arrest her?

She doesn't want to go to jail.

They didn't want to lose money either.

Absolutely not admit it!

"It seems you have concerns."

"I won't pressure you anymore. Think it over carefully. Is your concern more important, or is it more important to get your savings of over a thousand yuan back?"

"The sooner you think it through and tell me, the greater the chance of getting your money back."

Yi Zhonghai was helpless.

He couldn't force Jia Zhangshi to talk if she didn't want to.

"Mom, remember this, you absolutely must not tell."

“If you tell them, the deaf old lady and Liu Haizhong will definitely try to take advantage of our family and make us pay compensation, but we don’t have any money.”